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VIRGINIA
SUPREME
Court
Justice
Leroy
Hassell,
left,
challenges
ASL
graduates
Saturday
to
remain
resilient
in
all
they
do.
Hassell
was
the
law
school's
keynote
speaker.
At
right,
Stewart
Harman,
ASL's
top
graduate
of
2006
addresses
fellow
classmates,
urging
them
to
always
"act
well
their
part"
in
life.
(Staff
photos/Cathy St. Clair.) |
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115
Earn
JD
Degrees
Virginia
Supreme
Court
Justice
Speaks
to
ASL
Graduates |
by Cathy St. Clair
News Editor |
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Some
115
Appalachian
School
of
Law
students
received
their
degrees
of
Juris
Doctor
Saturday
during
the
school’s
seventh
annual
commencement
exercises.
Virginia
Supreme
Court
Chief
Justice
Leroy
Hassell
addressed
the
graduating
class
and
their
families
and
friends
during
the
11
a.m.
event
held
at
Riverview
Elementary-Middle
School.
A
reception
followed
in
the
Lion’s
Lounge
on
the
ASL
campus.
The
graduates
were
led
into
the
gymnasium
by
Dr.
Clint
Sutherland
on
bag
pipes.
Terry
Ratliff
played
the
academic
processional
on
keyboard.
Grundy
Baptist
Church
Pastor
Howell
Scott
presented
the
invocation.
ASL
President
Lu
Ellsworth
welcomed
the
members
of
the
graduating
class
and
urged
them
to
remember
the
impact
they
have
on
those
around
them.
He
also
explained
that
during
Saturday’s
ceremonies,
one
of
the
school’s
candidates
for
graduation,
Jarrod
Crockett,
was
taking
part
in
the
ceremony
from
his
duty
post
with
the
U.S.
Army
in
Afghanistan.
Crockett’s
father,
Butch,
was
in
the
gymnasium
to
accept
his
son’s
degree
on
his
behalf
(see
related
story,
page
1B).
A
standing
ovation
by
the
crowd
followed.
Dean
Jeff
Kinsler
announced
the
graduates
as
they
crossed
the
stage
for
the
hooding
ceremony
and
to
receive
their
degrees.
Birg
Sergeant,
a
member
of
the
ASL
Board
of
Trustees
introduced
Judge
Hassell
to
the
gathering,
noting
Hassell
was
the
first
chief
justice
of
Virginia
selected
by
the
election
of
his
peers.
He
noted
Hassell
graduated
from
the
University
of
Virginia
and
Harvard
with
high
honors
of
distinction.
Hassell
began
his
remarks
by
acknowledging
Jarrod
Crockett.
"Thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
great
nation,"
Hassell
said.
"I
also
wish
you
God’s
greatest
blessings
of
protection."
Hassell
noted
Saturday’s
trip
to
Grundy
and
Buchanan
County
was
a
first
for
him
and
he
said
in
preparation,
he
had
spent
a
great
deal
of
time
reading
the
history
of
both. |
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Town
Identifies
Number
of
Parking
Places
to
Use
During
Construction
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by
Scotty
Wampler
Staff
Reporter |
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Grundy
officials
are
urging
residents
to
use
a
designated
parking
area
while
the
downtown
relocation
project
is
underway.
Although
the
parking
building
at
the
Grundy
Community
Center
provides
adequate
parking
space,
an
additional
parking
area
behind
the
old
Street
Law
Firm
building
has
been
established
for
the
overflow.
Those
who
wish
to
utilize
the
parking
area
must
enter
and
exit
the
lot
behind
the
former
law
office.
The
parking
area
stretches
from
there
to
the
other
end
of
the
property,
including
the
space
behind
the
former
Super
Dollar,
Southwest
Virginia
Community
College
and
Jackson’s
Hardware
buildings.
From
the
lot,
a
walkway
has
been
constructed
for
pedestrians
leading
up
to
the
old
Grundy
Drug
Store
property,
from
which
residents
can
cross
the
street
to
access
the
county
courthouse
area.
Town
Manager
Chuck
Crabtree
said
he
expected
this
traffic
pattern
to
exist
for
approximately
four
weeks.
The
pattern
will
have
to
change
periodically
as
construction
moves
forward,
he
said.
“As
we
go
through
the
project,
we’ll
be
trying
to
make
it
as
easy
on
the
public
as
we
can,”
he
said.
Crabtree
also
confirmed
a
one-lane
traffic
route
will
be
in
place
for
the
bridge
at
the
red
light
downtown.
The
bridge
will
eventually
be
completely
replaced
as
part
of
the
project.
“There
will
not
be
a
walkway
across
the
bridge
during
this
time,”
Crabtree
said,
stressing
the
need
for
residents
to
use
the
alleyway
that
cuts
through
the
designated
parking
area.
“They’re
going
to
do
one
side
of
it,”
Crabtree
said
referring
to
the
bridge,
“open
it
back
up,
and
do
the
other
side.”
Crabtree
also
said
he
is
well
aware
that
traffic
issues
related
to
the
construction
project
will
be
a
headache
for
some
residents,
but
asks
for
patience
“until
we
get
there.”
“We
understand
it’s
an
inconvenience
to
people,”
he
said.
“But
we’re
trying
to
make
it
as
easy
as
possible.”
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